Monday, August 25, 2025
Welcome Session
Welcome & Future of AI
Akram Zaytar
Microsoft
Opening keynote addressing the critical importance of AI development
Coffee Break
Securing AI in an Unstable World: Risks, Resilience, and Responsibility
Prof. Kamal Bechkoum
Minsky Academy, London, UK
Lunch Break
Design Thinking for Ethical AI
Dr. Houda Chakiri
Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane
Human-centered design principles for AI development - building ethical AI systems
Coffee Break
Hackathon Kick-Off
Challenge reveal, team formation, and technical setup
Hackathon Tech Setup
Tools setup and mentoring session for hackathon participants
Welcome Reception - Gala Dinner
Welcome reception with networking opportunities and entertainment
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Cybersecurity & AI Threats & defense strategies
Dr. Boubakr Nour
Ericsson Research, Canada
Exploring the intersection of AI and cybersecurity - threats and defence strategies
Beyond the Algorithm: Foundations of Ethical & Trustworthy AI
Oumaima Hourrane
AL Akhawayn University
Introducing the core concepts and global frameworks that shape trustworthy AI.
Coffee Break
Industry Security: Real-world implementations
Real-world experiences in deploying secure AI systems - industry implementations
Lunch Break
Privacy-Preserving AI Techniques & standards
Afaf Taik
Coffee Break
Hackathon Work Time
Dedicated time for hackathon development with mentor support
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Keynote
AI New Challenges
Coffee Break
An AI for All = An AI by All
Amal Rannen-Triki
Google DeepMind
Lunch Break
Think in Graphs: A Hands-On Introduction to Graph Neural Networks
Dr. Sofia Bourhim
Finance Ministry of Morocco
Coffee Break
SPECIAL Mentorship Circles
Career Clinic - CV & Interview prep
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Women in AI Global: The Africa Region in Focus.
Dr. Natalie Raphil
WAI Africa Lead
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Introduction to Women in AI Morocco
Dr. Sofia Gacham
WAI Morocco Ambassador
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Coffee Break
Panel Discussio - WAI
Lunch Break
The Impact of AI across research, academia, and professional sectors
Dr. Kaoutar El Maghraoui
Principal Research Scientist, IBM
Coffee Break
Mentorship Circles
Women in Tech networking session with industry mentors
Hackathon Final Sprint
Final development time for hackathon project completion
Friday, August 29, 2025
Next Decade of AI - Challenges & opportunities
Visionary closing keynote exploring emerging trends and future challenges & opportunities
Hackathon Final Presentations
Team demonstrations and judging across four award categories
Coffee Break
Hackathon Presentations Continued
Continued team demonstrations and final judging
Natural Language Processing for Under-resourced African Languages: The challenges
David Adelani
McGill University
Award Ceremony
Recognition ceremony for hackathon winners - 4 categories plus certificates
Closing & Networking
Final remarks and networking break - program conclusion